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Wednesday, March 20, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 2 after the first quarter and won 115–102.

Final · Box score
Heat107
Cavs104
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Pacers122
Pistons103
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Bucks119
Celtics122
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Kings123
Raptors89
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +23; Q3 SAC +34; Q4 SAC +34
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies116
Warriors137
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Suns115
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Blazers103
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2022–23Mar 20, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Wolves), 57 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Suns

Grayson Allen hits nine threes, Phoenix tops Philadelphia

Chet Holmgren goes for 35 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+13+24+13PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23241936102
Suns21393025115
Who led
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 28, 26, 7, 14, 20, 17, 25, 32PHX32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 35, 35, 45, 37, 20, 13, 11, 22PHX22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 30, 25, 20, 18, 19, 9, 22, 22, 18PHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jeff DowtinPoints, last 5 games: 0, 10, 6, 0, 12PHI12 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Jazz-Thunder

OKC makes it three straight

OKC beat Utah 119–107 and moved to 48–20. Chet Holmgren led OKC with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · OKC
L@ SAS118–132W@ PHX118–110L@ LAL104–116W@ POR128–120Wvs MIA107–100Wvs MEM124–93Lvs IND111–121Wvs DAL126–119W@ MEM118–112Wvs UTA119–107
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Warriors16
Clippers-Blazers9
Heat-Cavs7
Sixers-Suns7
Jazz-Thunder6
Bucks-Celtics2
Kings-Raptors2
Pacers-Pistons1
Shot of the night

Rozier's jumper with 14 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-104 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 253, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 116, Warriors 137
253
Bucks-CelticsBucks 119, Celtics 122
241
Jazz-ThunderJazz 107, Thunder 119
226
Pacers-PistonsPacers 122, Pistons 103
225
Clippers-BlazersClippers 116, Blazers 103
219
Sixers-SunsSixers 102, Suns 115
217
Kings-RaptorsKings 123, Raptors 89
212
Heat-CavsHeat 107, Cavs 104
211
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 107, Cavs 104
+3 MIA
Bucks-CelticsBucks 119, Celtics 122
+3 BOS
Jazz-ThunderJazz 107, Thunder 119
+12 OKC
Sixers-SunsSixers 102, Suns 115
+13 PHX
Clippers-BlazersClippers 116, Blazers 103
+13 LAC
Pacers-PistonsPacers 122, Pistons 103
+19 IND
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 116, Warriors 137
+21 GSW
Kings-RaptorsKings 123, Raptors 89
+34 SAC
PHX rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-SunsPHX won · Sixers 102, Suns 115
2 pts
Jazz-ThunderOKC won · Jazz 107, Thunder 119
1 pt
Clippers-BlazersLAC won · Clippers 116, Blazers 103
1 pt
Jarrett Allen shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 25 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
MiddletonMIL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KumingaGSW · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
HaliburtonIND · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
ChetOKC · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 119Celtics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28282736119
Celtics33363221122
The story
Jayson Tatum had 31 points as Boston beat Milwaukee 122-119

Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 36-28, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+13+18+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 107Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31302224107
Cavs30271829104
The story
Jimmy Butler's 30 points carried Miami past Cleveland, 107-104

For Cleveland, Caris LeVert had 16 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 11-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 22-18, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+4+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 123Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32363124123
Raptors2718202489
The story
Sacramento beat Toronto 123-89 behind a 13-17-10 triple-double from Domantas Sabonis

Gary Trent Jr. paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 REB, 13 PTS, 10 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

A 36-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
400 +5+23+34+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chet Holmgren leads the day with 35

Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 15, 21, 7, 8, 15, 11, 22, 35Thunder-Jazz · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
GG JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 7, 6, 30, 19, 26, 19, 22, 35Grizzlies-Warriors · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 41, 20, 28, 35, 10, 17, 31, 32Bucks-Celtics · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 28, 26, 7, 14, 20, 17, 25, 32Suns-Sixers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 26, 15, 29, 26, 38, 26, 30, 31Celtics-Bucks · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 20, 37, 37, 23, 30, 31, 20, 31Thunder-Jazz · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+8.2 27.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Deandre AytonPOR+7.1 22.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+5.8 18.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
GG JacksonMEM+5.8 19.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jaylen BrownBOS+5.8 29.0 last 10 · 23.2 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−7.3 9.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−7.1 8.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jonas ValanciunasNOP−6.4 6.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−6.2 4.5 last 10 · 10.7 season